Akademik

relinquishment

noun

1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• Syn: ↑relinquishing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishing), ↑relinquish

• Hypernyms: ↑renunciation, ↑renouncement

• Hyponyms: ↑giving up, ↑yielding, ↑surrender

2. the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

• Syn: ↑relinquishing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑relinquish (for: ↑relinquishing), ↑relinquish

• Hypernyms: ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion

• Hyponyms: ↑cession, ↑ceding, ↑handover, ↑release, ↑waiver, ↑discharge

Useful english dictionary. 2012.